James Thorp

James Thorp

James S. Thorp is the head of the Bradley Department of Electrical Engineering at Virginia Tech. [cite web|url=http://www.ece.vt.edu/ecenews/fall99/faculty.html|title=Phadke and Thorp receive Benjamin Franklin Medal|work=Engineering News|publisher=Virginia Tech College of Engineering|pages=1|accessdate=2008-05-07]

Along with fellow Virginia Tech professor Arun G. Phadke, Thorp received The Franklin Institute's 2008 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering [http://www.fi.edu/franklinawards/08/laureate_bf_electricaleng-phadke-thorp.html] for their contributions to the power industry, particularly microprocessor controllers in electric power systems that have significantly decreased the occurrence and duration of power blackouts. [cite web|url=http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-national-attention-focused-science-technology-makes-frankl-institutes-/2008/04/17/3394219.htm|title=National Attention Focused on Science and Technology Makes Franklin Institutes's Annual Celebration of Science Relevant and Timely|date=April 17, 2008|accessdate=2008-05-07]

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